In Finland, Business Oulu reported that French company Verso Energy is reserving a site for a new plant to produce hydrogen and synthetic fuels at the Port of Oulu, northern Finland. Verso Energy has already launched several projects in France to build hydrogen and synthetic fuel plants. Verso Energy’s synthetic fuel production in France will be based on the company’s renewable hydrogen production and carbon dioxide recovered from sources such as paper and pulp mills close to the plant. “ We are interested in building a plant for high value-added production in Oulu because the region provides an abundance of affordable renewable energy and biogenic carbon dioxide. The University of Oulu, with its extensive research into hydrogen, alongside the large R&D investments in the area, ensures a sufficient talent pool. The existing business ecosystem also offers us potential customers and subcontractors. As part of the TEN-T core transport network, the Port of Oulu, with its rail and road links, provides good connections to the rest of the world,” says Antoine Huard, CEO of Verso Energy.
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